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Mandarin I (Period 2)

Course Description

This is an introductory course in Mandarin Chinese, the official language of the People’s Republic of China with over 1.2 billion native speakers! After taking this class, you will be able to speak, read, and write Chinese at a basic level, laying a foundation for future studies in Chinese. We will cover topics like making friends, numbers, talking about family and ordering food at a Chinese restaurant. With China’s rise on the world stage and unprecedented exchange with our own country, it is an exciting time to learn Chinese! This course will satisfy one year of Hollywood High’s two-year world language graduation requirement.

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二〇一五年十月二十二日

 

Agenda:

1. Learn character liǎng 两. Practice 20x.

2. Read pages 28-31. Answer the following questions.

 

Homework:

  1. Notebook check Monday

 

Questions:

p. 28 

Something about characters

  1. What is a radical?
  2. Give two examples of radicals.

p. 29

Chinese age

  1. What are the two methods of counting age?
  2. How old would a child born on New Year’s Eve be on New Year’s Day?

p. 30

  1. What is the most common way to ask a child his/her age?
  2. Is it considered impolite to ask adults each other’s age in China?
  3. How do people ask each other’s age in China indirectly?
  4. How do you say in which year were you born?
  5. Why do elderly Chinese enjoy being asked their age? 
  6. What are the two ways that Chinese ask elderly people their age?
  7. What is the polite form of 你？

p.31

Birthdays

  1. In the past was it common for Chinese to celebrate their children’s birthdays?
  2. How do Chinese traditionally celebrate their children’s birthday? 
  3. After the first birthday, what birthdays are traditionally celebrated? 
  4. What kinds of foods are served at birthdays? Give at least three examples.

二〇一五年十月二十一日

Agenda:

  1. Review homework
  2. Review Chapter 4
  3. Workbook
  4. Check workbook

 

Homework:

  1. Make character flashcards
  2. Finish workbook if necessary

 

二〇一五年十月二十日

Agenda:

  1. Review 5 birthdays
  2. Learn character jīn 今 and words for today, tomorrow this year, next year
  3. Pair practice

 

Homework:

  1. Translate to Chinese and copy 10x each
    1. Today
    2. This year
    3. Tomorrow
    4. Next year

二〇一五年十月十九日

  1. Learn 年 (nián = year)
  2. Speaking practice
  3. Write nián 年 (nián) 20x
  4. Learn 月 (yuè = month)
  5. Speaking practice
  6. Write 月 (yuè) 20x
  7. Learn 日 (rì = day)
  8. Speaking practice
  9. Write 日 (rì = day)

 

 

Homework:

  1. Write the complete date of your birthday and four other friends/family birthdays.

ex. December 2, 1989 = 一九八九年十二月二日

 

二〇一五/十/十六

Agenda:

  1. Learn character 几 jǐ. Practice 15x.
  2. Activity 1: ask three people his/her age in Chinese and write it down in your notebook. Ex:   Oscar   十五岁
  3. Activity 2: Listening
  4. Dictation
  5. Activity 3: Writing

 

Homework:

  1. Copy these sentences 10x each, writing the correct pinyin under each character:

a.  他几岁？

b.  我十四岁。

c.  他是谁？

d.  她叫什么名字？

 

二〇一五/十/十五

Agenda:

  1. Warmup
  2. Learn character shéi (谁), practice 15x.
  3. Blindfold game
  4. Pg. 25 listening
  5. Practice character suì (岁), practice 15x.

 

Homework:

  1. Practice character shéi (谁) 10x.
  2. Practice character suì (岁), practice 15x.
  3. Write the names of five friends or family and their ages in Chinese.

      Ex:             Michelle   二十三岁

 

二〇一五/十/十三

Agenda:

  1. Reading activity, page 22. 
  2. Learn new vocabulary
  3. Speaking activity
  4. Pair practice
  5. Learn characters 他/她 (tā), practice each 10x.

 

Homework:

1. Draw pictures of five well-known figures. Under each picture, complete the sentence “他/她是[person’s name].”

二〇一五/十/八

Agenda:

  1. Warmup
  2. Review homework
  3. White board review activity
  4. Group dictation

Homework:

  1. Review for quiz tomorrow. Know all pinyin. Characters that will be quizzed:
  • 加
  • 减
  • 乘以
  • 除以
  • 等于
  • 一 to 九十九
     2. Notebooks will be collected.

二〇一五/十/七

Agenda:

1. Notes on multiplication

2. Dictation 1 (Multiplication)

3. Learn characters 乘以 chéngyǐ (write 10x)

4. Notes on division

5. Dictation 2

6. Learn characters 除以 chúyǐ (write 10x)

 

Homework: 

  1. Using exchange rate of 1 USD to 6.36 yuan, convert yesterday’s homework a.-f. into prices in USD. 
  2. Copy characters 乘以 chéngyǐ 10x and 除以 chúyǐ 10x